Bob Green

[Robert E. Green]

I need help on running a find in a script. When I set the find =320 it works. When I set $fnd=320 and set the find = $fnd it doesn't work. Is FIND not able to evaluate a variable or a global? My first week in FileMaker and I already know "Scripts...You can't live with them and you can't live without them!" Someone throw me a life line! Thanks!!

[AHunter3]

If you mean the Perform Find script step, sorry, no, it doesn't support variables.

 

You can do it this way instead:

 

Set Variable [$VariableName, "whatever"]

Enter Find Mode []

Set Field [Table::FieldName, $VariableName]

Perform Find []

[Ender]

You can't type a variable directly in a Find request or store a variable in a Find request. Instead, do something like:

 

Set Variable [ $fnd ; 320 ]

...

Enter Find Mode[]

Set Field [ field ; $fnd ]

Perform Find []

[Robert E. Green]

Thank You AHUNTER and ENDER (The Moderator) your advice was spot on!

[AHunter3]

You might want to rethink your approach to thread titles.

 

Or then again maybe not. You got at least two people popping in curious about what a "Bob Green" might be in FileMaker parlance...